Lilac Flare is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #4d4524 |
| Complementary Color | #dad2b2 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Flare Color. The Violet Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jewellery White (#ced6e6) for more calm effect. Try Light Pale Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dad2b2 is the best complementary color to Lilac Flare. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2badb complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #b2ceda and #beb2da. Thus found on the left and right of #b2badb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Lilac Flare.
The split-complementary Lilac Flare palette consists of #cedab2 and #dabeb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad2b2). Try Sprout and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b2badb, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b2badb offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lilac Flare. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lilac Flare contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Melanie, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2badb square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lilac Flare tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#dad2b2) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sinbad – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dab2ba and #b2dad2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2badb is made of 31% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Flare has a hue angle of 228.29°, a saturation of 36.28% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2badb is made of 16.08% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #b2badb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,186,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 12.94, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(228.29,36.28%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.29,18.72%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8831,4.0649,-17.4564) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7052,49.6973,74.0433) |